Saturday 11 June 2016
Les Levine, Irish b.1935- "Culture Hero Masterprint, Jill Johnston Exposed: Special...
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Les Levine, Irish b.1935- "Culture Hero Masterprint, Jill Johnston Exposed: Special Issue", 1970; 28 photo-offset lithographs printed in colours, the first and last signed and dated by the artist in pencil, the fourth bearing signature, in corrugated cardboard covers with printed cover label, the cover bearing signatures, published by Editions Alecto, 1970, 57.5x44.5cm
Note: In 1969-70, Les Levine published the art world tabloid "Culture Hero" in order to expose the reality of the media's role in branding the artist. Number 3, "Jill Johnston Exposed", was reissued in this special large-format edition as Levine's 'Masterprint'. It was produced using a split fountain technique that evoked rainbow-coloured psychedelic underground papers such as the San Francisco Oracle. It includes interviews, articles, poems, drawings and letters by a number of cultural figures including Jasper Johns, Meredith Monk and Andy Warhol.
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